Skirt-marker.



E. A. WADE.

SKIRT MARKER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT-16. 1916.

Patented July 2, 1918.

ETHEIA. WADE, 0F SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI.

SKIRT-MARKER.

Specification of Letters latent.

Patented July 2,1918.

Application filed September 16, 1916. Serial No. 120,500.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ETHEL A. WVADE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Springfield, in the county of Greene and State of Missouri,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Skirt-Markers; andI do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the inventiomsuch as will enable others skilled in theart to which it-appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in that type of skirt markingdevice consisting of a hollow body in the form of the frustum of a cone,having horizontal, concentric rows of gage lines to admit of the bottomlineof a skirt being accurately obtained, and an object of the inventionis the provision of a marker formed of flexible flat sections eachhaving its opposite ends cut on diverging lines, and its opposite sideedges cut on concentric curved lines, the said sections being adapted tobe folded and to have their meeting edges overlapped and detachably-secured together to provide a frusto-conical shaped marker body, and,when the marker is not in use, to be detached and arranged in superposedrelation so as to occupy a minimum amount of space.

Other objects will appear and be better understood from that embodimentof my invention of which the following is a specification, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawing forming'a part thereof in which:

Figure 1 is a vertical elevation of the marker,

Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof,

Fig. 3 is a plan view ofthe sections, showing both meeting edges securedto each other.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the marker is designated, as anentirety, by the numeral 1, and consists, as shown more particularly inFig. 3,'of a pair of sections 2 V and 3. These sections 2 and 3 areformed of flexible material, preferably cardboard, paper or any otherflexible material, and each has its opposite ends, designated 4, out ondiverging lines and opposite side edges 5 and 6 cut on concentric curvedlines. The sections 2 and 3 are to be curved transversely and theopposed edges of the sections are adapted to be overlapped, and owing tothe configuration of the sections a frusto-conical i Copies 0! thispatent may be obtained tor body is provided, as shown in Fig. 1. Themeeting edges of the sections 2 and 3 are provided with openings 8,which are adapted to receive suitable studs 7, so as to detachablyconnect the sections to each other. Each section is provided with aplurality of lines 9, which are spaced equidistances apart, and when thesections are in the formation shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the lines of onesection register with the lines of the companion section and formconcentric gaging lines. o

In use, the person on whom the skirt is to be fitted, stands within theconical shaped body and the skirt to be altered hangs outside of andaround the body of the marker. The lines 9 on the body are preferablyspaced about one inch apart, and if it is desired that the lower end ofthe skirt be hung, say two inches from the floor, the lower edge isturned up by the dressmaker to the second line from the bottom of themarker body and then marked, by means of a piece of chalk, completelyaround the skirt by following the mentioned second line on the markerbody. When the marker is not in use, the sections can be detached fromeach other, and flattened and arranged in superposed relation so as toadmit of being stored in a minimum amount of space.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new, is:

A skirt marker formed of a plurality of flexible, fiat sections havingtheir edges cut on concentric curved lines and their ends out ondiverginglines, said sections having a plurality of lines that areparallel with each other and with the curved edges of the sections, oneend of one of said sections over- I lying the adjacent end of the othersection,

attaching means connecting said end, sai overlying end bent at the inneredge of the overlying portion to position the main por tions of thesections in alinement, and the free ends of said section adapted foroverlying engagementand connection to form a substantially,frusto-conical skirt marker.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.I ETHEL A. WADE.

,Witnesses: Mon'rm H. JOHNSON,

LENORA J. BRANDON.

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